ELLA PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
ELLA PROJECT (EIN 81-2192048)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-12-08
IRS object ID
202013459349300611
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-12-08T14:57:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Neely Whites Tax & Financial LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12109 19th StAddressLine1Txt
CityGulfportCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN812192048EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ELLA PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELLABusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 ESPLANADE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70116ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEUGENE MENERAYPersonNm
Person TitleCO FOUNDERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5042500429PhoneNum
Signature2020-12-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonNeely WhitesPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00763429PTIN
Phone2284931131PhoneNum
Preparation2020-12-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$64,479CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$213,751PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$226,086CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$11,263PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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CRAIG KLEIN
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JOHN NORRIS
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BERTRAND BUTLER
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TREY MCINTYRE
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PAIGE ROYER
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GEORGIA AINSWORTH
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SCOTT GOLDIN
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EUGENE MENERAY
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ASHLYE KEATON
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,278TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DUES AND SUBS$402$402
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$37,435BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$144,742CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$215,369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$698,250TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$144,742CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$215,369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$698,250TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$407,605SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$290,645PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$85CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$463CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$688TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$698,938TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (true)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (true)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO PROVIDING THEM TO THE ACCOUNTANT FOR FORM 990 PREPARATION.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE ELLA PROJECT WEBSITE.

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